A Year in the Life of the Tuna

T here aren't too many books about the Cincinnati Bengals, Arizona Cardinals or Seattle Seahawks, but the New York Jets and Giants, teams of the city of publishing, are literary powerhouses.

Joe Namath and his Jets helped start the sports-book business with "Joe Namath," "Joe Namath: Football Legend," "Joe Namath: Superstar" and other titles. The Giants' 1991 Super Bowl team produced a dozen celebratory volumes and as-told-to efforts, including, memorably, a book that caused the great...